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Bookings roll in for Mbombela Stadium

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Mbombela - Some 20 000 free tickets are up for grabs for anyone wishing to watch South Africa's developmental national soccer team tackle their Sweden counterparts at Mpumalanga's Mbombela stadium on Saturday.

Great expectations for new NDA board

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Pretoria - The new board of the National Development Agency (NDA) is set to be inaugurated on Monday evening, and already expectations are high.

Obama heaps praises on Tutu

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Pretoria - US President Barack Obama has praised Archbishop Desmond Tutu on his official retirement, calling him a moral titan and dedicated peacemaker.

Learners get high on space science

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Pretoria - Learners at the Mogale High School in Bapong, North West, were excited about the week-long lessons on space science and technology.

Museveni to arrive in SA

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Pretoria - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will arrive in the country this evening ahead of his meeting with President Jacob Zuma on Friday.

Never too old to learn

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Acornhoek - As children, they never had the chance to get an education but the opportunity has finally come now that they are grandmothers and fathers.

KZN gets tough on late registrations

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Pretoria - In a bid to ensure teaching starts on the first day of the academic year, schools in KwaZulu-Natal will from next year no longer accept late registrations on the first day of school.

BHP donates millions for flood relief

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Pretoria - Global mining, oil and gas company, BHP Billiton on Tuesday donated R18 million towards South Africa's Government Disaster Fund.

Govt acts to improve food security

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Pretoria - The South African government is hoping to increase the number of smallholding farmers and black commercial farmers in the next five years to reduce the growing food security challenges currently facing the country.

Three TB hospitals shut down

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Pretoria - Three TB hospitals in Gauteng have been closed to channel resources to where they are needed most.

Add your voice to govt budget

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Pretoria - Finance Minster Pravin Gordhan is calling on South Africans to send in their budget tips ahead of his address in February.

Young guns to help corrections dept

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Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services has set the ball rolling to improve its financial management following eight years of qualified reports.

Senior health official arrested for fraud

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Pretoria - A KwaZulu-Natal senior health official is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court today following his arrest on Monday for fraud and corruption charges.